January 4, 1994 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



"scientific Name: ARABIS FECUNDA 

 Common Name: SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 002 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: SPRING GULCH 



EO rank: EC 

 EO rank comments: MODERATE-SIZED POPULATION, SOME IMPACTS FROM 

 GRAZING. 



County: RAVALLI 



USGS quadrangle: MOUNTAIN HOUSE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 006N 019W 30 S2; 31 NE4NW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1988-06-01 Elevation: 4740 - 



First observation: 1985 Slope/aspect: 



^ Last observation: 1988-06-01 Size (acres) : 160 



Location: 



SPRING GULCH, WEST SLOPE OF SAPPHIRE RANGE; AT JCT. OF HWYS. 2 69 & 

 380, 2.5 MI. E. TO WHERE 380 TURNS N . ; E. 1.5 MI. TO CHARLEYS GULCH 

 RD., 2 MI. TO CATTLEGUARD ; SITES 1 MI . SW. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 1000-1500+ PLANTS, 4 SUBPOPULATIONS ; EVIDENCE OF DISTURBANCE BY 

 CATTLE; SITES THREATENED BY WEEDY SPECIES (ESP. CENTAUREA MACULOSA); 

 REMOTE AREA. 



General site description: 



ON LIGHT-COLORED GRANITIC AND CALCAREOUS ROCK OUTCROPS, ON STEEP, 

 S-FACING SLOPES; SAGEBRUSH GRASSLAND WITH PINUS PONDEROSA, HAPLOPAPPUS 

 ARMERIOIDES,GILIA SPICATA, CRYPTANTHA. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments: 



Information source: SHELLY, J. S. 1988. [FIELD SURVEYS IN RAVALLI 

 I COUNTY OF 19-20 MAY, 1-3 JUNE (ARABIS FECUNDA).] 



Specimens: LESICA, P. (3339). 1985. MONTU. 



